Research Assistant
Duties
- Develop research proposals and publish problem-solving publications;
- Attend conferences to share knowledge and build collaborations;
- Provide consultancy services connecting with industry;
- Supervise research projects and evaluate Undergraduate project defenses;
- Foster collaborations with industry and other universities;
- Manage grants, research teams, and project expenses;
- Conduct practical activities for real-world learning and design experiments;
- Prepare course outlines and recommend relevant teaching materials;
- Provide learner support, curate content, and develop teaching materials aligned with the syllabus;
- Lecture to explain course content and set/administer assessments and exams;
- Moderate and invigilate exams to ensure fairness, mark exams, and grade students;
- Mentor students in their Undergraduate projects and supervise student attachments/internships;
- Present articles at relevant forums and engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities like environmental conservation;
- Plan weekly course content delivery and participate in Departmental and School Boards;
- Support student innovations for entrepreneurship and social progress.
Required Qualifications and Competencies
For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:
Must Have
- A Masters and Bachelor’s degree qualifications in the relevant field from an accredited university recognized by the OUK Senate;
- A minimum period of three (3) years relevant work experience in the Grade of Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant or a comparable position;
- Be registered or registerable for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or equivalent doctoral degree qualification;
- Be registered or registerable with the relevant professional body (where applicable).
- In-depth professional/discipline-specific knowledge and experience in a specialized field or broad knowledge in a number of fields;
- Proficiency in ICT.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
- All applications should be submitted with an Application Letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating academic qualifications, professional experience, academic leadership, list of publications, awards, scholarships, funding, membership to professional associations or bodies and linkages, valid email addresses, telephone contacts, copies of certificates, National ID, and other testimonials; These shall be uploaded at the relevant attachment sections within the OUK recruitment portal.
- Applicants with degrees from foreign Universities MUST attach letter(s) of recognition from the Commission for University Education (CUE) as part of the application document.
- Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and shall be required to ask three (3) of their referees to share references directly to the University using a system mechanism that shall be provided.
- Compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya will be upheld and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Note that the Terms of Service will be either Permanent and Pensionable OR Contract, as shall be determined by the University Council.
